Featured Contributors, May/June 2019
Two reporters turn their eyes to Japanese theatre of the past, present, and future.
All posts by American Theatre Editors
At Europe’s Good Chance Theatre, Refugees Have a Dome and a Home
How ‘The Jungle’ grew around a refugee camp in Calais, inspiring a theatre company with global ambitions.
New Works, New Takes Headline 2020 Slate at Oregon Shakes
Nataki Garrett’s first season includes Qui Nguyen’s sequel to ‘Vietgone’ and plays by Dominique Morisseau, Karen Zacarías, Theresa Rebeck, Marcus Gardley, and Sarah B. Mantell.
Japanese Theatre’s U.S. Expansion Teams
U.S. theatre’s relationship with its Japanese colleagues has come a long way since Tadashi Suzuki’s 1978 debut here.
Anime Magnetism
How a new genre of stage productions inspired by anime, manga, and video games are making Japanese pop culture 2.5-dimensional.
An Island No More
How Japan’s recent history has both fostered and demanded intercultural exchange with its Asian neighbors.
Manuela Infante Makes Space For Ideas
The Chilean theatremaker, now touring the U.S., works at the intersection of spectacle and philosophy.
Incidents in the Life of a 21st-Century Black Boy as Written by Himself
When memory fails, writing can recall, awaken, and even liberate.
Playwright Horizons to Produce Final Michael Friedman Musical
Next season also includes world premieres by Jaclyn Backhaus and Jeremy O. Harris.
Remembering the Impish, Adventurous Ed Stern
In every show he directed at my theatre, he’d always try to work in a cigar prop and hide a six-pack of beer somewhere on the set.